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two children are injured after a roller coaster malfunctions at an adventure park in scotland. actress una stubbs famous for her roles in sherlock, worzel gummidge and summer holiday dies aged 84 after an age related illness. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland, have received another set of record grades, after exams were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. top grades rose by 2.7% to almost 29%, while the pass rate is also slightly up. the government had to cancel exams for a second consecutive year, so pupils grades have been based on teacher assessment, drawing some criticism of grade inflation. with the latest, here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. the moment anxiety and fear disappears. in their grasp, the gcse results these students need to put a difficultjourney behind them. there s no words for it, really. it s just utter relief at this point. as soon as i opened my paper and i saw the results that i ve got, and what i ve worked s ....
hell is going on? he s best known for his role as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy it ain t half hot mum . and with problems of corruption, protests, recession and crime..we ask ‘what happened to brazil?‘ that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. the former prime minister, sirjohn major says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. sirjohn told the bbc, allowing mps to indicate their preferred alternative to theresa may s deal, which mps rejected this week, might help break the deadlock. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has called on mrs may to negotiate a deal with the eu that keeps the uk close to it. he also warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for a fresh referendum. our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. things here are stuck. mps don t agree on what brexit should look like. they don t like the pm s deal but it s not easy out what they do like. so could a series of indicative ....
and as the yellow vest protest movement continues in france, the country s finance minister speaks to hardtalk about the situation there and brexit. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. sirjohn told the bbc, allowing mps 5. :.§y:sis;irn:1:m alternative to theresa may s deag might help break the deadlock. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has called on mrs may to negotiate a deal with the eu that keeps the uk close to it. he also warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for a fresh referendum. our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. things here are stuck. mps don t agree on what brexit should look like. they don t like the pm s deal but it s not easy to figure out what they do like. so could a series of indicative votes testing different proposals be the way out of the logjam? the prime minister still needs a deal. if she can t deliver one that parliament accepts then she needs to become a facilitator, a mediator, to find out what pa ....
of the premier league. we ll have that and more at 7:30pm on sportsday. good evening. former prime minister sirjohn major says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. sirjohn told the bbc allowing mps to indicate their preferred alternative to theresa may s deal, which mps rejected this week, might help break the deadlock. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer has called on mrs may to negotiate a deal with the eu that keeps the uk close to it. he also warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for a new referendum. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. when it comes to brexit, there are strong arguments on all sides, but as yet, no agreement. some think one way through would be a series of votes in parliament, testing the different options to see if mps can get behind one. the prime minister still needs a deal. if she can t deliver one that parliament accepts, then she needs to become a facilitator, a mediator to find ou ....
covid 19. hundreds of millions of hindus, sikhs and jains across the world are celebrating diwali the festival of light today. and with about 50 days left to christmas, major retailers launch their ads we ll take a closer look at them. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the conservative mp owen paterson at the centre of a row over lobbying rules has resigned saying he will remain a public servant, outside the cruel world of politics. his decision came after the government was forced into a major u turn today after trying to change the way mps are reprimanded for breaking the rules. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports a different kind of protest. a different kind of attack to green activists busy in westminster today. sleaze is the accusation against the government, corruption, they claim. a former minister has now quit as an mp after he was found to have lobbied the government more than a dozen times for companies who paid him thousands of pounds. stand ....